Bréville-sur-Mer
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 37.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bréville-sur-Mer (INSEE 50081) is in Manche (50), part of CC de Granville, Terre et Mer. Population 791 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/50081-breville-sur-mer
Vitality score
Vitality score 37.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 15,706 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.92 | 20 | 18.46 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.99 | 10 | 9.92 |
| Housing mix | 0.66 | 5 | 3.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
3 × Fishmonger (FRESIL MAREE · DESHAYES MAREE · LA MAREE GRANVILLAISE). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (SHAMROCK · L'ALBATROS · LA BELLEVUE BREVILLE · LES VALSEUSES SUR MER). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (7EME CIEL). [4]
1 × Swimming pool (POSTE DE SECOURS). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA ROUTE BLANCHE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | FRESIL MAREE · DESHAYES MAREE · LA MAREE GRANVILLAISE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 4 | SHAMROCK · L'ALBATROS · LA BELLEVUE BREVILLE · LES VALSEUSES SUR MER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | 7EME CIEL | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | POSTE DE SECOURS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA ROUTE BLANCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 802 (2012) → 791 (2023): -1.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 530 (1990) → 791 (2023): 49.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 488, of which 17.2 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Donville-les-Bains): 1.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Longueville): 1.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Yquelon): 1.8 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Donville-les-Bains): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Longueville): 1.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LONGUEVILLE weather station, 1.3 km away at 5 m; the village itself is at 26 m. [11]
An average of 815 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LONGUEVILLE, 1.3 km away at 5 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
65 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 347,500 € — 2,167 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Manche is 1,444 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50081/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50081/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50081/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50081/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50165
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50277
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50647
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luttenbach-près-Munster | 68 | 646 km E | 756 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 47 % |
| Dampierre-sur-Avre | 28 | 198 km E | 756 | 22.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 82 % |
| Pludual | 22 | 107 km W | 738 | 32.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 81 % |
| Saint-Jean-Kerdaniel | 22 | 113 km W | 694 | 31.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 73 % |
| Mirabel | 07 | 661 km SE | 769 | 22.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 78 % |
| Saint-Lormel | 22 | 61 km SW | 882 | 33.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 61 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Lormel | 22 | 61 km SW | 882 | 33.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 61 % |
| Pludual | 22 | 107 km W | 738 | 32.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 81 % |
| Saint-Jean-Kerdaniel | 22 | 113 km W | 694 | 31.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 73 % |
| Dampierre-sur-Avre | 28 | 198 km E | 756 | 22.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 82 % |
| Luttenbach-près-Munster | 68 | 646 km E | 756 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 47 % |
| Mirabel | 07 | 661 km SE | 769 | 22.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 78 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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